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I have a Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 in my HTPC (according to cpuz) and I need a new cooler for it. I noticed when I was swapping out the PSU the other day that the CPU fan is by far the loudest thing in the box. It's just the stock cooler that came with it. Looking at Newegg doesn't let me sort by CPU type, although the ones I looked at seem to be fairly interchangeable nowadays. Any specific gotchas/brands I should be looking for?
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EC posted:I have a Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 in my HTPC (according to cpuz) and I need a new cooler for it. I noticed when I was swapping out the PSU the other day that the CPU fan is by far the loudest thing in the box. It's just the stock cooler that came with it. Looking at Newegg doesn't let me sort by CPU type, although the ones I looked at seem to be fairly interchangeable nowadays. Just make sure its compatible with Socket 775, which essentially everythig is. If you have a full sized case, go with something like a Coolermaster Hyper 212, or something with similar design. If not, check out https://www.silentpcreview.com for their recommended coolers for slimmer cases.
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Mar 4, 2011 07:01
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Awesome! I ended up ordering a drive off newegg with the 15% discount on wed and it's out for delivery today! Hurray!!!! 55$ shipped for what amounts to overnight (ordered late wed, went out thursday) is not bad at all. edit - Well, poop. Some of the reviews said it came with software, some said it didn't. Mine didn't 
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Mar 4, 2011 19:08
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Is there some reason go for an Acer 3610 over the 3700? I've some laptop memory and drives here along with an unused Win 7 license so was considering the basic 3700. Strangely, the similar spec 3610 is 10-20% more expensive in the UK and only obvious differences are Atom 330 1.6Ghz versus D525 1.8Ghz, ION versus ION2 and the colour.
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Mar 5, 2011 10:56
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Anyone familiar with Boxee on Windows? I'm having a weird issue with jerkiness on playback, DXVA enabled. Not an issue with other DXVA-enabled players like MPC-HC.
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Mar 6, 2011 03:37
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EC posted:I have a Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 in my HTPC (according to cpuz) and I need a new cooler for it. I noticed when I was swapping out the PSU the other day that the CPU fan is by far the loudest thing in the box. It's just the stock cooler that came with it. Looking at Newegg doesn't let me sort by CPU type, although the ones I looked at seem to be fairly interchangeable nowadays. You can decrease the fan speed in the bios if you are using the 4 pin connector. That's what I did.
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Mar 6, 2011 15:35
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Whats a good replacement for Ember Media Manager? The project moved to google code and it doesnt look like the installer works anymore.
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Mar 6, 2011 19:33
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EMM -R - http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=90682 xmm2 - http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=85696
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Mar 6, 2011 21:38
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Medikit posted:You can decrease the fan speed in the bios if you are using the 4 pin connector. That's what I did. So I did this, but maybe y'all can help explain it. I switched the CPU fan mode from SMART to MANUAL, and then set the target CPU speed to the lowest setting (75 out of 225). I don't know what those numbers refer to. The fan is definitely quieter now (woohoo!) and I'll keep a watch on temps from here on out. I was just curious as to where the terminology is from.
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Mar 7, 2011 00:08
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Lately I've been noticing that some video files won't play properly when streaming to my Revo 3610 running XBMC 10.0 over a wired connection. I assumed the file was messed up and got a new copy. This usually resolved the issue. Well, last night I discovered that the files actually play fine on other machines, like my netbook or my old P4 3Ghz. I suspect since I just have a standard Revo 3610 with a gig of memory running Win 7, that I need to add the Broadcom CrystalHD card and that should my problems. From checking some stuff online about it, I figure I just need to make sure I have the windows drivers for the card on hand after I put it into the Revo. Is there anything else I need to know about doing this? Or anything I may be overlooking as far as my problem goes? 99.9% of videos play fine for me.
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Mar 8, 2011 13:24
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Fox_Spy posted:Lately I've been noticing that some video files won't play properly when streaming to my Revo 3610 running XBMC 10.0 over a wired connection. I assumed the file was messed up and got a new copy. This usually resolved the issue. Well, last night I discovered that the files actually play fine on other machines, like my netbook or my old P4 3Ghz. I suspect since I just have a standard Revo 3610 with a gig of memory running Win 7, that I need to add the Broadcom CrystalHD card and that should my problems. From checking some stuff online about it, I figure I just need to make sure I have the windows drivers for the card on hand after I put it into the Revo. Is there anything else I need to know about doing this? Or anything I may be overlooking as far as my problem goes? 99.9% of videos play fine for me. You don't need the broadcom card if you have a Revo. You should be able to offload the processing to the Ion. In XBMC make sure you have selected the hardware acceleration radial button and your windows drivers are up to date.
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Mar 8, 2011 15:07
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e: oops intended for the xbmc thread.
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Mar 8, 2011 15:28
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Fox_Spy posted:Lately I've been noticing that some video files won't play properly when streaming to my Revo 3610 running XBMC 10.0 over a wired connection. I assumed the file was messed up and got a new copy. This usually resolved the issue. Well, last night I discovered that the files actually play fine on other machines, like my netbook or my old P4 3Ghz. I suspect since I just have a standard Revo 3610 with a gig of memory running Win 7, that I need to add the Broadcom CrystalHD card and that should my problems. From checking some stuff online about it, I figure I just need to make sure I have the windows drivers for the card on hand after I put it into the Revo. Is there anything else I need to know about doing this? Or anything I may be overlooking as far as my problem goes? 99.9% of videos play fine for me. I have a revo3610 wired and I have zero issues playing local or streaming video. Do you have DVXA set as an option withing XBMC?
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Mar 8, 2011 18:52
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savesthedayrocks posted:You don't need the broadcom card if you have a Revo. You should be able to offload the processing to the Ion. In XBMC make sure you have selected the hardware acceleration radial button and your windows drivers are up to date. Updated my ION graphics drivers via Windows Update and turns on DVXA. I still get the same odd behavior when I start the episode. The first second or two seems normal, although no sound, then it slows way down and doesn't work. Hmmm.. just checked something, since Transparency is nicely showing me all sorts of info about the files. It's not my video, it's the sound. The MP3 works fine, It's the Dolby Digital 2.0 that doesn't work. Both are DIVX for video. Edit: Ok, now I feel stupid, I unchecked the Dolby Digital Capable Receiver under settings, now it works fine. Fox_Spy fucked around with this message at 03:04 on Mar 9, 2011 |
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Mar 9, 2011 02:46
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So I want a HTPC. I also like to play flight simulator on my 52inch tv. Am I going to be able to run xplane at all on a Revo3700?
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Mar 10, 2011 04:27
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Captain Apollo posted:So I want a HTPC. Chrome is the only browser I can use on my 3610. Firefox takes ages to load. That ought to tell you something. They're low-power machines that happen to play media really well thanks to acceleration.
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Mar 10, 2011 05:21
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Thanks. That's pretty good information
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Mar 10, 2011 05:24
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The Revos are known to not be gaming machines. They can do anything else you'd expect from an HTPC but that.
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Mar 10, 2011 15:16
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Bonzo posted:The Revos are known to not be gaming machines. They can do anything else you'd expect from an HTPC but that. For reference, I've got a 3700. Emulation stops at Sega CD/32x: Saturn and N64 emulators fall down. I've gotten Poker Night at the Inventory to run off Steam, but it takes forever to load and I have to play it at the lowest possible settings. They're great for emulation before N64-generation and old DOS/Lucasarts games though!
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Mar 10, 2011 19:17
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Peas and Rice posted:For reference, I've got a 3700. Emulation stops at Sega CD/32x: Saturn and N64 emulators fall down. I've gotten Poker Night at the Inventory to run off Steam, but it takes forever to load and I have to play it at the lowest possible settings. Most N64 games run fine for me on a Revo 6310. Maybes it's the gimped graphics on the 3700 holding you back. E. Typo Cream fucked around with this message at 20:03 on Mar 11, 2011 |
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Mar 11, 2011 00:10
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Is there a more expensive ready made computer that COULD run a game or two? What would be the trade off, power consumption and heat?
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Mar 12, 2011 22:10
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Whats a good media scraper for music? Ember is awesome for movies and poo poo, but I need something fantastic to start helping me organize my music collection.
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Mar 14, 2011 19:45
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Are there any HTPC cases with some kind of cover or something over the Optical drive bay? I recently got a new blu-ray drive, and while it works great, the blue activity light(/eject button) is really bright and distracting when it's reading a disc. I'd prefer not to have to put tape over it or something. I'm intending to get a nice new case and some new guts soon, but this is concerning me somewhat. Or if there's a way to turn off that light that would work too. It's a Samsung SH-B123L.
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Mar 15, 2011 18:54
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Kash posted:Are there any HTPC cases with some kind of cover or something over the Optical drive bay? I recently got a new blu-ray drive, and while it works great, the blue activity light(/eject button) is really bright and distracting when it's reading a disc. I'd prefer not to have to put tape over it or something. There should be tons of HTPC cases that have doors for the optical drive, which should hide the eject button light. If you want to hide it, some well placed nail polish should do it.
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Kash posted:Are there any HTPC cases with some kind of cover or something over the Optical drive bay? I recently got a new blu-ray drive, and while it works great, the blue activity light(/eject button) is really bright and distracting when it's reading a disc. I'd prefer not to have to put tape over it or something. Those bay doors never fit right. You often have to snap the front lip off the drive tray to make the tray fit through the door, making the drive more open to dust. The "push through" button on the doors never seem to line up with the eject button on the drive either.
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What's the take on using a Mac Mini as an HTPC these days? I know they added an HDMI port so it's a little easier than the past. I also know that there are cheaper solutions (by about a 200-300 dollars) in the form of the Revo...but seems like it's not terribly capable in some aspects? Basically; I was looking to use just a streamer. But it seems like with a NAS and a Streamer, might be tough for some things. Particularly, music playback, viewing some videos on different sites, that sort of thing. Seems like for a streamer, you really need a desktop pc of some kind hanging around to make life easier. For what it's worth, I have a desktop that I sort of use in a HTPC sense now- hooked it up to a 32inch tv as a monitor, mostly use it for video, music, browsing. It's just large and it sounds like a small jet, but i've grown accustomed to the sound.
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I am thinking about ditching my comcast cable television, I pay $50 for internet and something like $80 for TV. I just don't need it/can't afford it. Are any of the IPTV players (hulu/netflix) worth a poo poo? The biggest thing I am going to miss is general channel surfing and news, and I follow a couple TV series (house, breaking bad, burn notice, the office). I am willing to accept some hassle for saving a fair amount of money a month, but I still feel like IPTV is still in it's infancy, or am i misinformed?
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Quarantini posted:I am thinking about ditching my comcast cable television, I pay $50 for internet and something like $80 for TV. I just don't need it/can't afford it. Are any of the IPTV players (hulu/netflix) worth a poo poo? The biggest thing I am going to miss is general channel surfing and news, and I follow a couple TV series (house, breaking bad, burn notice, the office). Just FYI, "IPTV" generally refers to cable-like subscription TV service such as AT&T uVerse. You're the only one who can really say if you'll be satisfied with the content that's available online, but many of us have ditched cable in favor of streaming. Be aware that appliance devices are limited in which services they can access (and sometimes how much they can access from those services. That's one reason why more capable "real computer" nettops are popular. eddiewalker fucked around with this message at 23:34 on Mar 20, 2011 |
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Mar 20, 2011 23:32
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eddiewalker posted:Be aware that appliance devices are limited in which services they can access (and sometimes how much they can access from those services. That's one reason why more capable "real computer" nettops are popular. Yea I knew i was misusing the term IPTV, I am thinking about ditching my comcast cable TV service and building a beefy "PC" HTPC, (windows or linux or something), running xbmc, then having the hulu or netflix app tied into it. I guess I should just give it a try, I can always come back to cable. edit: also, does live streaming of sports events exist? (not referring to FILEZ stuff, but with any of the providers like hulu/netflix) or is it just streaming "static" content? Quarantini fucked around with this message at 00:52 on Mar 21, 2011 |
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Mar 21, 2011 00:49
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Quarantini posted:Yea I knew i was misusing the term IPTV, I am thinking about ditching my comcast cable TV service and building a beefy "PC" HTPC, (windows or linux or something), running xbmc, then having the hulu or netflix app tied into it. I guess I should just give it a try, I can always come back to cable. Major League Baseball, the NBA, and the NHL have streaming services, though they may be subject to what's called "local blackout," which is a game being unable to stream in an area where it is showing on TV. ESPN3 is the current titan of online streaming sports but unfortunately it generally comes as part of an ESPN subscription (like through cable tv) and even then is only available through certain internet providers.
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Mar 21, 2011 02:27
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TheScott2K posted:Major League Baseball, the NBA, and the NHL have streaming services, though they may be subject to what's called "local blackout," which is a game being unable to stream in an area where it is showing on TV. ESPN3 is the current titan of online streaming sports but unfortunately it generally comes as part of an ESPN subscription (like through cable tv). ESPN3 has nothing to do with having a television subscription, but is instead dependent on your ISP http://espn.go.com/espn3/affList?device=null
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Mar 21, 2011 02:32
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Quarantini posted:I am thinking about ditching my comcast cable TV service and building a beefy "PC" HTPC, (windows or linux or something), running xbmc, then having the hulu or netflix app tied into it. I guess I should just give it a try, I can always come back to cable. FYI there is no Netflix support for linux, so include windows licencing into your cost/features mix. I already have it on my ps3, so duplicating it wasn't a big deal and saved money by going linux.
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savesthedayrocks posted:FYI there is no Netflix support for linux, so include windows licencing into your cost/features mix. I already have it on my ps3, so duplicating it wasn't a big deal and saved money by going linux. Yea i figured as much, no big deal, getting my cheapo MCE remote working under linux is a PITA and I really don't have a good reason to not run windows.
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ControlledBurn posted:ESPN3 has nothing to do with having a television subscription, but is instead dependent on your ISP On Time Warner cable, at least, you need both.
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Mar 21, 2011 11:14
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Captain Apollo posted:Is there a more expensive ready made computer that COULD run a game or two? The trade-off with a more powerful GPU and CPU setup is that of more power drawn (even during idle), which translates into more heat, more heat requires more cooling capacity, which in turn typically requires fans, heatsinks, and / or (the most common case) a bigger case, excluding the fact that most gaming capable graphics cards wouldn't fit into a small mini ITX case to begin with.
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Are there any benefits to using Windows7 over Ubuntu for my setup? Right now I have XBMC auto launching on my HTPC and torrentflux running in the background. I guess my roommate would want to use Netflix on it instead of turning on the Wii but thats not that big of a deal. Also - Whats a good music scraper? Ember only does TV and Movies.
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rugbert posted:Also - Whats a good music scraper? Ember only does TV and Movies. I hate recommending products that cost money, but for Windows, TuneUp actually is quite amazing. Out of my library of 3000 or so songs, it only messed up 2, all I had to do was select my entire library, add it to the TuneUp queue and come back a couple hours later. If you do decide to get it, be sure to use a coupon code to save a few bucks. Sudden Loud Noise fucked around with this message at 23:04 on Mar 23, 2011 |
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So, my receiver thinks 1360x768 is a 1080p signal and outputs 1080p to my HDTV. Can I use HDMI for digital audio to my receiver and HDMI-DVI to my HDTV for video? I was going to buy a powered HDMI splitter, but seeing as I have a DVI port in addition to HDMI, that is unnecessary?
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Is there any HTPC software that runs amazon/netflix/hulu+ and local library all in one? So far I know Plex/boxee/roku/xbmc do not. I don't want to have to exit one program and fire up another every time I want to switch providers whos content I'm paying for. Why won't someone make something that works with every payed service and become a billionaire? Like Roku looked neat but it won't play files on my server. Do any of you know a box/frontend that actually wants my money?
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Umph posted:Is there any HTPC software that runs amazon/netflix/hulu+ and local library all in one? So far I know Plex/boxee/roku/xbmc do not. I don't want to have to exit one program and fire up another every time I want to switch providers whos content I'm paying for. That's what all of us want. It doesn't exist.
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